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Haworth

Ghost town · Etowah County, Alabama

Rodentown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Rodentown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Haworth is a ghost town in Etowah County, Alabama. It is one of 31 former communities in Etowah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haworth as a historical populated place on the Rodentown topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.1365° N, 86.0533° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRodentown
Elevation676 ft
Nearest living townWhitesboro, AL
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID140611
Coordinates34.13648, -86.05331

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What's there now

Haworth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitesboro, AL (population 2,098), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 676 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Haworth?

Haworth is in Etowah County, Alabama, at 34.1365, -86.0533.

How many ghost towns are in Etowah County?

Etowah County, Alabama has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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